Online Writing Course | Effective Business Writing

Writing effectively is critical in a professional setting. It can help you perform your job function efficiently and avoid audience confusion. Effective Business Writing will help you write clearly and effectively in all forms of business writing including memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. You will also learn formal and informal outlining techniques, revision techniques and how to use email appropriately in an organizational setting.

Who Should Register?

This course is designed for adult learners with basic knowledge of writing and grammar interested in improving their business writing abilities.

Access Time: 90 days

Average Completion Time: 4-6 hours

Prerequisites: None

Format: Self-paced online course

Fee: $99.00

Course Credit: 5.0 PDUs | 0.5 CEUs

Course Content

Why Effective Communication Matters

How We Communicate

Factors for Effective Business Communication

Ethical Communication

Communication Checklist

Writing and Communicating with Purpose

Understanding Your Audience

Developing a Clear Message

Formal and Informal Outlining Techniques

Brainstorming Techniques

Research Techniques

Overcoming Writer’s Block

Writing Concisely

Writing Quickly

Simplified Structuring

Revising and Editing

Problems with Jargon

Communicating with Email

Key Features

Online, self-paced course

Open enrollment 24/7/365

No prerequisites

Interactive review exercises

Professional videos with complete transcripts

Ask the Expert feature - Submit questions directly to our experts

PDU and/or CEU Certificate

Course Objectives

After completing Effective Business Writing you should be able to:

Recognize the difference between effective and ineffective writing.

List and define the four major factors of effective writing.

Recognize the role of your audience and the importance of addressing their needs.

Employ formal and informal outlining techniques.

Practice techniques for overcoming writer's block.

Recognize the positive and negative effects of writing quickly.

Revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon.

Write more effective emails and recognize the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting.

Completion Time: Completion time is dependent on several factors. The average completion time for this class is 4-6 hours. A student's prior knowledge, Internet connection speed, reading comprehension, optional exercises and videos all contribute to how quickly students complete our courses.

Certificate: An average test score of 70% is required to complete Effective Business Writing. Upon successful completion of this online course, you will be able to print your certificate including PDUs and/or CEUs instantly.

If you’re unsure about any of these requirements or if you have questions please contact us through our contact form or by calling 1-888-658-6641 during our normal business hours 9:00 am - 5:30 pm EST, M - F. One of our representatives will gladly assist you.

Volume Pricing: To enroll 10 or more employees in Effective Business Writing, or to integrate any of our business skills courses with your Learning Management System, submit your request using our contact form or call 1-888-658-6641 during our normal business hours 9:00 am - 5:30 pm EST, M - F. One of our representatives will gladly assist you.

What people are saying

I liked learning online, having other available sources linked for online use and being able to save documents for future reference.